''Ambulyx canescens'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae first described by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Distribution
It is found in
Indochina,
Malaysia,
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
,
Java,
Borneo and the
Philippines.
Description
Ambulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, male dorsal.jpg, Male, dorsal view
Ambulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, male ventral.jpg, Male, ventral view
Ambulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, female dorsal.jpg, Female, dorsal view
Ambulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, female ventral.jpg, Female, ventral view
Biology
It is considered a forest pest, because its larvae feed on the leaves of young ''
Dryobalanops lanceolata''. Larvae have also been reared on ''
Shorea lepidota''.
List of subspecies
* ''Ambulyx canescens canescens''
* ''Ambulyx canescens flava''
(Clark, 1924)[Clark, B.P. 1924. Twelve new Sphingidae. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 9: 11–21]
* ''Ambulyx canescens flavocelebensis''
Ambulyx canescens flava MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Mindanao, Surigao. Philippines, male dorsal.jpg, Male ''A. c. flava''
Ambulyx canescens flava MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Mindanao, Surigao. Philippines, male ventral.jpg, Male ''A. c. flava''
References
External links
"''Ambulyx canescens canescens'' (Walker, [1865"">865">"''Ambulyx canescens canescens'' (Walker, [1865
" (May 25, 2009). ''Butterfly from Rejang Land''. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
*
Ambulyx
Moths described in 1865
Moths of Asia
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